MCD to create bio-fence around its 3 landfill sites

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to create a bio-fence - a high density of vegetation creating a natural barrier around the Capital's three landfills sites at Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur by developing a 5-10 metre wide green belt along the circumference of the three garbage mounds, officials aware of the proposal said on Tuesday.

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A senior official from MCD's department of environment management services (DEMS) said the bio-fence around the landfill sites will comprise native trees species such as bamboo, moringa and peepal, along with a host of shrubs.

The official said the horticulture department has been tasked with creating the natural barrier to prevent the outflow of dust and pollutants from the garbage mounds.

"We have already provided patches of land of around 3-4 m along the periphery of the Bhalswa and Okhla sites. The horticulture department has asked for more land, and the width of the bio-fence will be gradually increased as the landfill clearing project proceeds," the official said.

A horticulture department official said the process to develop bio-fences was a part of a National Green Tribunal order in October 2022 for the upkeep of the landfill sites, and preparations to execute the directions have begun.